Yon Dollfags,Which of the Rozen Maiden dolls would be the most difficult to be a medium for? That is to say, what combination of qualities (or lack of qualities), social skills, and personality traits would really make it impossible for you to tolerate a contract with a certain doll?

Lots of people might say Shinku due to her being a teabitch and/or dominatrix. IMO, Shinku is actually the most level-headed and reasonable of the dolls (maybe that's just from all the extra character development she gets due to being the lead character in most of the series), and I think that being able to communicate with her would allow me to understand and tolerate her haughty attitude.

Personally, I feel like Hinaichigo would be hell for me to serve, due to her immaturity and impulsivity. Sure, she's cute and moe, but I don't think I would be able to communicate with her without taking a flamethrower to her. Besides, she almost killed Tomoe when she was her medium; what does that tell you?

Hina in my case, pretty much for the same reasons as noko and Boku Man.

Seriously, I'd lock her up in her casket and weld the locks shut.

Desu would be a disaster too - she'd inevitably tear up my room at some point, and I'd invariably do some really nasty things to her in return. But, we might actually learn to get along with eachother at some point - something that I just can't see happen between me and Hina.

Shinku would be a bit difficult to handle for me due to her attitude, but I could get used to that, and at least she won't destroy my stuff.

Kana would actually be pretty easy to handle for me; she's more loyal and friendly to her medium than most other dolls, and the worst thing she does is get herself into trouble with yet another ill-advised plan so once in a while.

Suigintou would also be fairly easy to handle for me, but that's mainly because she'll only use me for energy and to provide her a place to sleep - she'll just do everything else by herself, and she won't expect me to go out of my way for her whims, like Shinku does all the fucking time.

I honestly think I could medium for any of the dolls easily. Suigintou would pretty much keep to herself most of the time, Kanaria would get along nicely with others, Suiseiseki would be a handful at times, but would eventually settle; Souseiseki, being mature, would likely be ideal as she would offer to help around the house and be kind to guests; Shinku would get annoying after a while, but would be tolerable; Hina, while childish, would get along greatly with family and friends. Kira and Bara are excluded for obvious reasons.

The doll I would have most difficulty living with, knowing their personalities beforehand, would without a doubt be Souseiseki. While bokufans may argue that, among other things, she is the most rational and "adult" doll, I find her way too idealistic, and disgustingly self-righteous. Her loyalty is merely an inability to think independently, rationalized as "love" for Father. That kind of fanatic behavior is disgraceful, as it frequently takes it's toll on others close to the person with the fanatic behavior, who excuses is at mere orders and "purpose". That's my impression, at any rate.

The animation's Kanaria would also annoy me, if not for the personality, then certainly for her bloody voice. Her portrayal in the manga is quite likeable, however.

Don't see why you fellow desuchanners detest Hina Ichigo this much. Albeit she can be a bit junevile, I don't find her, leaving out the selfish attitude in the second episode and her french in the manga, annoying. I actually consider some of her shenanigans highlights in the series. Her voice is pitched just enough to make it very cute, and yet not enough so to make it sound awfully generic. She cheers me up, simply put.

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Are you guys finding it difficult to find RM merchandise these days? My local animu shop has a very limited supply to order from. I learned, for instance, that the Alter Shinku fig I've been looking for isn't in stock anywhere anymore, except for the odd sale on ebay/yahoo auctions Japan.

But it's not just a North American thing either. Even when I went to .jp and .hk, I could barely find anything Rozen Maiden-related, much less the figs I was looking for. The manga books are selling well, obviously, especially with the re-released original manga and the collected tales coming out, but it seems as though related merchandise has just evaporated lately.

Anyone with similar experience? Maybe I just haven't been looking in the right places.

>>3257yeah, but still, there was a big influx of figs (and related goods) right after RM came out and now it seems like there's nothing coming out. I'm more bemoaning the lack of any new Rozen-related goods at all coming out since, say, the end of Traumend and the original manga hiatus. Everything in the stores in Akihabara when I went was Toradora, Higurashi, K-On, etc. damn lack of season 3 ;_;